Do you find yourself watching the clock towards the end of the day? If you’re feeling bored and disengaged, it’s time to shift your focus to what you do well. I’m sure most of us have been in a role where we couldn’t wait for the day to end. I have. I remember the constant…
Are you’re feeling overwhelmed by an ever-increasing workload? It may be time to regain your focus by clearing your backlog of tasks. Many of the leaders I work with report feeling overwhelmed because they never seem to get through their workload. Over time, outstanding tasks start sapping their energy and attention; making it harder to…
I’ve been working with a client who was feeling frustrated with a lack of progress in his career. He found himself with no time to plan, lacked confidence and was losing his creativity. While he watched other people developing and moving on, nothing seemed to change for him. Despite having lots of good intentions of…
It’s well-known that displaying gratitude for your team members’ hard work is a powerful way to increase engagement, but there’s a lot more to gratitude than just saying ‘thanks’. Engagement is an issue that’s shown up in the last few programmes I’ve facilitated with leaders, who have shared how they’re struggling with a lack of…
When negotiating or entering discussions in the workplace, it’s easy to talk about what energises and excites you rather than trying to frame the discussion from another’s point of view. If the answer you get most is ‘no’, talking about what is most important to the other person may improve your chances of a positive…
Recently, I’ve been working with a senior leader who was slowly losing patience with a team member. My client noticed the team member was struggling to complete his work, which led to a dip in performance. The leader had a fortnightly meeting with the team member to go through the allocated tasks, and couldn’t understand…
With the high pressures of modern leadership, it’s easy to believe there’s no time to reflect on your practice, even though great leaders know it helps them improve. During my career, I’ve spent quite a bit of time reflecting on my practice, and helped my clients do the same. Since I started running my own…
I’ve been working with a senior leadership team recently who were all heading off in different directions. They were all very competent individuals, yet when they came together as a leadership team, things just didn’t work. Historically, higher level decisions had been made by the Chairman and Chief Executive, with direction given to each leader…
A lot of my work with my clients is focused on gaining a greater awareness of yourselves and finding the ‘real you’. Recently I met with a coaching client who had lost her passion for her work. She was less motivated and found it harder to focus on the goals of her team and organisation….
